Venue					Promoter
SCOTTISH HYDRO CHALLENGE Macdonald Spey Valley GC Macdonald Aviemore Highland Resort Aviemore Inverness-shire Scotland PH22 1PN Tel: + 44 (0) 1479 811725 Website: www.macdonaldhotels.co.uk/aviemore/golf Location: South East of Inverness Nearest Airport: Inverness (45 mins) Entries Close: Thursday 27th May.					European Challenge Tour Wentworth Drive Virginia Water Surrey GU25 4LX Tel: + 44 (0) 1344 840400 Fax: + 44 (0) 1344 840500 Email: adesoultrait@europeantour.com.

Greens
Type of grass - predominantly Fescue and Bent
Height of cut - 4mm
Speed / stimpmeter reading - 9'5"
Any specific comments - speed of greens not too high because of wind

Fairways
Type of grass - Fescue and Dwarf Rye Grass
Height of cut - 13mm
Genereal width and contouring - average 30m at landing areas and rolling
Any specific comments - growth is sparse due to a severe winter and excessive amounts of snow

Tees / collars
Type of grass - Fescue, Bent and Dwarf Rye
Height of cut - collars 11mm, tees 9mm

Rough
Type of grass - predominantly Fescue
Height of cut - semi 60mm
Any specific comments - there has been very little growth so no severe rough

Weather
Weather in advance - snow has fallen as recently as 10 days ago but temperatures have warmed up in the last 7 days and hopefully continued warmth through the week
Forecast for tournament - temperatures between 11C and 18C with sunny intervals and a chance of showers at the weekend

Course
Opened - 2006
Course designer - Dave Thomas
Special features - heather very close to play on most holes
General playability - very important to find the fairways
Undulating / flat - gently undulating
Tree lined / exposed - holes are either tree lined or heather lined
Many / few water hazards - water hazards come into play on 14 and 15
Changes to the course - no changes

Other features
Beautiful views of the highlands and mountainous areas surrounding the course